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Greenland does have a tradition of CSR but once mining establishes itself, the future practices of
social responsibility will manifest themselves over time. Nonetheless, the legal requirement for
conducting a SIA and the model of IBA have already been established, suggesting that government
policy perceives the consideration of the local communities to be an important issue. The mining
industry in Greenland is expected to take on different responsibilities than in Finland or Sweden,
including education and training activities. This reflects the vastly divergent social priorities of our
focus countries,